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1151210

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Post Offices: Cash Dispensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to maintain universal access to cash throughout the post office network.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	900054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>We are pleased to see 27 banks have made the decision to sign up to the renegotiated Banking Framework agreement in full.</p><p> </p><p>There is ongoing work across government to safeguard access to cash. The government will ensure communities, particularly the most vulnerable residents and those living in rural areas, will be supported and continue to have the choice over how they manage their finances.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 22/10/2019 13:37:14 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1151211

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Wind Power: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on support for onshore wind.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	900055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>I regularly discuss a range of issues with my Right Honourable Friend the Member for Dumfries and Galloway – including our shared delight that through the recent Contracts for Difference round, Scotland will benefit from six new projects, providing 740MWs of renewable electricity capacity, paid for by consumers across the whole of Great Britain.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/10/2019 13:41:19 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1151212

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Business: South Basildon and East Thurrock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps she has taken to support businesses in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.
tabling member constituency	South Basildon and East Thurrock
tabling member printed	Stephen Metcalfe
uin	900057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to making the UK the best place to start and grow a business.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS has unveiled several new measures to support business across the UK, including an £88 million boost for productivity and the publication of the SME Finance Charter.</p><p> </p><p>We have also invested £591 million to South East Local Enterprise Partnership, which covers South Basildon and East Thurrock, to empower local areas to reach their potential, boosting national productivity and growth.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 22/10/2019 13:43:57 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4092 label Biography information for Stephen Metcalfe

1151293

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Convictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there have been under sections (a) 18, (b) 20, (c) 2a, (d) 47 and (f) 58 of the Offences Against The Person Act 1861.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	3605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published a National Statistics series on the number of defendants prosecuted and convicted for these offences in England &amp; Wales for 2014 – 2018. This data is available in the principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code data tool available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><ul><li><p>To select the number of individuals who were convicted under (a) section 18: filter ‘Offence code’ to ’00501’.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>To select the number of individuals who were convicted under (b) section 20: filter ‘Offence code’ to ’00801’.</p></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><p>To select the number of individuals who were convicted under (d) section 47: filter ‘Offence code’ to ’00806’.</p></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><p>To select the number of individuals who were convicted under (f) section 58: filter ‘Offence code’ to ’01401’.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>Section 2a of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 has been repealed by the Homicide Act 1957 and as such data on convictions over the period is unavailable.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 28/10/2019 16:14:23 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1151294

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Government will make it mandatory for all public infrastructure owners to undertake a should-cost estimate as a reference point, as recommended in the Government's Outsourcing Playbook and endorsed by the Institution of Civil Engineers.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	3517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Outsourcing Playbook sets out the Government’s guidance on outsourcing services rather than infrastructure projects. All infrastructure projects are required to estimate costs as part of the Government’s business case process, in accordance with the guidance set out in the Green Book.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/10/2019 13:54:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

1151295

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to prevent major infrastructure projects from exceeding their budgets and completion schedules (a) now and (b) in the future.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	3518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) currently supports the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP). This is a continually evolving portfolio of the Government’s most complex and high risk projects, which monitors and analyses cost, schedule and benefits data on a quarterly basis. Furthermore, each year the IPA undertakes over 200 independent assurance reviews to examine the delivery of GMPP projects.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2019, the Department for Transport and the IPA jointly published the ‘Lessons from transport for the sponsorship of major projects’ report, which identified 24 practical lessons, which will help improve how the Government delivers projects. These lessons will be applied to future projects across Government and used to improve the system over the long-term.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/10/2019 13:56:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

1151296

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the implications for its policies of the recommendations made by the Institution of Civil Engineers in its paper entitled Reducing the gap between cost estimates and outturns for major projects and programmes.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	3519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government considers all reports from relevant stakeholders, and considerable work is taking place across government to improve the delivery of infrastructure projects.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/10/2019 15:32:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

1151297

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government will take a systematic approach to the UK's infrastructure in the proposed National Infrastructure Strategy as advocated by the Institution of Civil Engineers; and whether this will include a programme of comprehensive electrification of Britain's rail track to help meet the UK's climate change obligations.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	3520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The National Infrastructure Strategy will be informed by the recommendations from the National Infrastructure Commission’s first National Infrastructure Assessment and will set out the Government’s long-term vision for infrastructure across the whole of the UK, including action on meeting the UK’s target of net zero emissions by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport published its Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline earlier this month, which includes electrification schemes. In addition, Network Rail is developing a Traction Decarbonisation Network Strategy which also serves to inform the Government’s decisions on electrification, alongside other technologies such as battery and hydrogen.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/10/2019 13:52:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

1151298

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s response to the freedom of information request submitted to the Home Office by Liberty, what recent assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the finding that the personal details of individuals submitted to the Prevent programme have been added to the National Police Prevent Case Management database.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	3832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p><strong><em>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</em></strong></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/11/2019 16:59:37 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1151299

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what use is made of the £1,012 fee when an application to register a child as British is rejected.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	3833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>Refunds are not provided when applications are refused. It is made clear that the fee paid is for the consideration of an application and is payable regardless of the decision made.</p><p>Fee income is retained by the Home Office and funds the direct and indirect costs associated with the provision of chargeable visa and immigration services, and also contributes towards the cost of the wider immigration system, as permitted under Section 68(9) of the 2014 Immigration Act.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 30/10/2019 16:44:08 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali